Oasis

It is so vital to recharge your mental and spiritual batteries on a daily basis and
sometimes it helps just to be away and enjoy your love ones. I saw a "TODAY" program news article this morning about how couples in today's world live together but also apart. The business of day-to-day living prevents them from sharing their hopes, frustrations and dreams with their significant other. The formula for a successful relationship is being able to share without the fear of criticism.

I hope that each of you has that type of safe haven in your lives -- an oasis that protects you from the buffeting that we all get from the world. It can be your mother, father, spouse, or best friend, which is hopefully your spouse, when you have committed to a marriage. Take care of yourselves today and have a GREAT day.

Giving

Isn’t it great to get a regular paycheck every two weeks? Please remember those in our current economy that are less fortunate than us and if you are able to assist others to get a job please do so!

Thank you to each of you for the kindness that you've shown. I appreciate each and every one of you and appreciate the growth that you allow me to see daily! It is GREAT to know you are appreciated and GREAT to appreciate others! The act of GIVING is always uplifting and leaves your heart soaring. The most precious gift is when you give of yourselves to your families, to your friends, to your coworkers and to the greater community at large. Having a Spiritual Center frees me up to be courageous enough to give, and I have never been disappointed or run on empty. I believe that through my giving spirit I protect my family; and my children and grandchildren will never be hungry or begging for bread!

Be generous with each other by giving of yourselves. Have a GREAT GIVING DAY!

Trust

TRUST is defined by Wikipedia as the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others. Usually trust is gained over time. As you develop a relationship with others, if the relationship is important to us, we will invest the time and effort to ensure that the other person begins to understand our intent and even when bad outcomes happen, we will be given the benefit of the doubt.

If you find yourself in a relationship with a boss, subordinate or peer that does not yield the benefit of the doubt then you can be assured that TRUST is not operative in the relationship. It may be beneficial at that point to address this issue head on with the person you need a relationship with. Understand, like a forest, TRUST takes many years to build and grow and can be destroyed in a matter of minutes through carelessness or reckless abandon. Protect your integrity and the TRUST others have given you on a daily basis.

Networking

CONNECTIONS! NETWORKING! INFLUENCING! The most often used mechanism by every successful person to get a head is “networking”. Whether you are trying to get a promotion, a new position, close a business deal or get people to assist you in a project—YOU HAVE TO NETWORK! Very seldom do any of us get a head because of our skills—to use your skills you HAVE TO GET IN THE DOOR. The door opens because you have INFLUENCE with a network. Connections are absolutely critical if you want to influence people. Before you can get any one to go on a JOURNEY WITH YOU have to find out where they are on the continuum you find yourself on and then make it their business to join you there.

I can categorically tell you that they will never be on your path if you are negative or berate them. All of us need others to project our interests forward and to promote our positions (a rising tide lifts all boats), so why do we turn off the very people we need to assist us? Don’t be a turtle and hide in your shell, only to let catastrophe happen. The excuse that “you told everyone that bad things would happen if you were not listened to” is not an EXCUSE FOR INACTION! Get out of your shell and make positive things happen by being a positive person that can network and influence others.

Have a GREAT NETWORKING DAY!